Geraint Thomas is refusing to give up on his dream of a second Yellow Jersey, insisting: “We've got to keep believing.”
Britain's last winner of the Tour de France in 2018 reached the final rest day in Carcassonne third overall, 2min 43sec behind leader Jonas Vingegaard and 21sec down on defending champion Tadej Pogacar. But with one eye on Saturday's 25.5-mile time trial, the Ineos Grenadiers standard-bearer promised to keep fighting until Paris.
Thomas said: "It's certainly going to be difficult with two incredibly strong riders in front of me and not just one. But we've got to keep believing as a team and hopefully try and make the most of anything we can and keep racing as best we can.
